HILLSBORO, Ore., March 27, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FEI (Nasdaq:FEIC), a diversified instruments company, today announced the Internet availability of proxy materials for its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Notice and Access rule. FEI’s proxy materials can now be found at http://investor.fei.com/annual_proxy_2012.cfm. Adoption of the Notice and Access procedures helps FEI to reduce printing and mailing costs and the impact of the Annual Meeting on the environment.